Making the Future was  one-day lab which took place at Contemporary Applied Arts in their new home – a recently refurbished former 1870s print-works in Southwark - in March 2014.

 

The Lab Director was Amanda Game and the event was produced by PAL Labs. The creative and amplified one day lab, for makers, curators and their supporters, which puts thoughtfully made objects, and the spaces they inhabit at the centre of a day of presentations, conversations and discussions about the role of craft in contemporary culture. The purpose of the research is to link embodiment, contemporary making and curating and explore the place of craft in contemporary social and cultural enquiry.

 

The day included presentations from Deirdre Nelson, James Rigler, Grant McCaig, Jim Partridge, and Janice Tchalenko, with contributions from award-winning film artist Matt Hulse and choreographer, Siobhan Davies.

 

The Lab process is a way of creating conversations that matter, and that enable the stories and images of our future to emerge. They enable both intimacy of thnking and action, and enable a broader impact on participants and those who take an interest in the subject. It is an emergent process that enable us to enhance our capacity to talk, think and make more deeply together, and access our mutual intelligence and wisdom to create innovative and collaborative paths forward.